The Polk County Republican Party will host a prime rib dinner on Saturday, Sept. 6 at the Polk County Middle School at 6 p.m.
The dinner will be held to honor 13 men and women who were instrumental in making the Republican Party what it is today.
The two distinguished guests speaking to the group will be New York Times best selling author Dr. William Forstchen and North Carolina Senator Ralph Hise.
William Forstchen, best known for his novel “One Second After”, will be discussing what will likely happen in the event of an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack on the United States. His book was cited on the floor of Congress and before the House Armed Services Committee by Congressman Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Chair of the House committee tasked to evaluate EMP weapons, as a realistic portrayal of the potential damage rendered by an EMP attack on the continental United States.
Forstchen has been called upon for presentations regarding the threat of EMP before members of Congress, and at STRATCOM, Sandis Labs and NASA. The book has been printed in over a dozen countries and has been cited as a significant contributing factor in the “Prepper Movement.”
Forstchen is an American historian, who began publishing in 1978. He is a professor of history and Faculty Fellow at Montreat College in Montreat, N.C. He received his doctorate from Purdue University, studying under historian professor Gunther E. Rothenberg, with specialization in military history, the American Civil War and the history of technology. Forstchen has just published a new book and will introduce it at the dinner.
Ralph Hise is a Republican member of the North Carolina Senate, representing District 47. Sen. Hise is a native of Mitchell County. He graduated from the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics and received his B.S. degree in Statistics from Appalachian State University before going on to complete a Masters in Education in Higher Education Administration from North Carolina State University. He is a statistician by trade and is currently serving as a member of the faculty at Maryland Community College in Spruce Pine, N.C.
The Republicans who will be honored at the dinner are Ralph Arledge, Eve Beaumont, Duncan Chapman, John Dahlgren, Ruth Foy, Marvin and Jean Helton, JoAnn Moss, Ted Owens, Ken and Theresa Sauve, Opal Sauve and James Hugh Stott.These individuals have dedicated countless hours to help establish the Polk County Republican Party.
To RSVP for tickets to the prime rib dinner, contact Deon Dunn at 828-817-2165 or email at polkncgop@gmail.com.

-article submitted
by Cheryl Every